The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-25

joke, q badger, q mere byword. Some
great MAJ is needed to get up soma-
thing new and frame policy that will
In sffairs."
"Grea, menf Whom for instance ?"
II can't pick out anybody from
among the cloud Of locusts who swarm
on the political horizon. Gladstone
can solve new issues; so can Theirs
and Bismarck. OF course, they NUT
have the proper occasion, too. In
other words, this country is 80 tran
quill and the really great political is-
sues are so settled, that 1t is hard to
zee how any new prlicy coud be
raised. There are arguments on both
Bides of the tar q queet'on-in favor
of high tariff and in favor OF low
tariff. Gen. Hancock was laughed at
when be said the tariff WAS a local
issue. Yet no greater truth was ever
sp ken. The tantf Is pc sonel is-
cue. The South does not say NO to
high tariff now go loudly AZ IL used
to, because it hes now become a man
uisc.uring locality. 1t is not ques.
ton Of principle, but q question Of
making money. England would not
have Tree trade If sue did not sell
more goods to France than france
sci to her, and the same holds In
Great Btitain's case In regard t. other
countries that 90 ain thtir supplies
from her msnufac cries. So IL 10 with
rs. Newark wants high tariff
because she makes sewing ma.
chimes; another ty Ill wan a low
tart because IL hss 10 buy all iis sew
Ing mschipes. Calhoun was for pro.
lection and Webster for free trade, and
then they changed places. You zee we
have had tariff discussions for fifty
years, and II is less an issue now than
1t was az far back as 1882. To soo,hs
the susceptibiii,ies OF Pennsylvan ia
Polk invented Aoneyed phrases TO cir
cumscribe the point Of the tar q ques-
ton ard 10 eooths suscepiibiliiies OF
New York. Silaa Wright called II an
incidental tariff, aud the politicians
have been repeating these phrases
ever since, like 30 many parrots"
cLRyELASD's CHANCES GOOD; BLAISK's
BAD.
"Mr. Watterson tays that President
Cleveland will undoubtedly be the
nominee Of the Democratic party in
1882"
"Mr. Cleveland has made a very
good President, ard will probably La
the nominee of his parry, but no man
can predict positively tina, be will b.
| renominated. Governor Hill is a very
important factor In this State, ss was
illustrated at the convention that nom.
mated him for governor In the face q
the opposition of His Honor Mayor
Hewitt aud ex.Mayor Edward Cooper
bis brother.in.law, and m my others,
who were strong friends Of NJ. Cleve.
land. The State Committee appointed
at that convention is Hill COMMITTEES,
II Pies dent Cleveland goes TO the
National Cow niion backed by the
State of New YORK, with the eth
States that will no donbt be cast
for him, why then his reconciliation
will be secure. But no convention
WAS ever known IT, nominate a mar
aga'ret the wishes OF his own s tate "
"What Is your opinion OF Mr.. Blaine'i
chsuces7"
"His chalces are slim. He ha, had
one chance aod been beaten. JohI
Sherman Ia much stronge, man than
Blaine. There are Others who cou 4
be mentioned, too, who ire stronger
than Blaine. Mr.. Blaine was heater
because Of suspicion in his party, tn,
leaders OF WHICH admired him as
brilliant and able man, that what die
happen Ia 1884 wodid hap, en-"